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    • Restarting/Rebooting a Pin-Pad

      GLDS Training Step-By-Step Rebooting/Restarting a Pin-Pad This guide is meant to show the process for rebooting/restarting a pin-pad that is not connecting to the POS software. Verifone M400 Press and hold the red X and the green O until you see the ...

    • Sanitizing point of sale equipment

      How to Properly Clean a Touch Screen As touch screens, phones, and tablets become more frequent in the way stores and restaurants conduct business, and with COVID-19’s arrival in the United States, touch screens need to be frequently and thoroughly ...

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      There are 2 methods of penny rounding in LOC SMS Parameter: ROUND This method splits the rounding. Behavior: $0.01 and $0.02 --> rounds down to zero $0.03 and $0.04 --> rounds up to $0.05 $0.06 and $0.07 --> rounds down to $0.05 $0.08 and $0.09 --> ...

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      Information The eSuite software provides you with the tools to create items through the Item creation table. This includes the main information in the four master tables: Main item, POS, Price, and Cost. Once the new items have been created, changes ...

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      GLDS Training Step-By-Step Managing Family Codes Information Families in eSuite group sets of items based on common characteristics. There are types of items that are produced by multiple manufacturers. Juices, for example, may be part of the same ...